Page 1903 - Week 07 - Tuesday, 2 June 2015
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The Better Services program will simplify access to, and help from, community services—ensuring vulnerable Canberrans get the right service, at the right time, and for as long as they need it.
Canberrans with disability will continue to be supported with appropriate care in the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
The Government is committed to a safer community. The budget increases funding for fire and ambulance services, including a new ambulance station in Greenway, and upgraded communications systems to better respond to emergencies.
There is extra funding to supplement ACT Policing, including for high-tech crime and forensics services, and information and communication technology.
This budget will protect the people who protect us, giving our emergency services workers the resources they need to do their job and look after the people we care about.
Suburban renewal and better transport for Canberra
I am approaching forty years as a Canberra resident.
I have never been prouder to be Canberran than I am today, and I know everyone who lives here feels the same way.
And I am proud to deliver a budget that helps Canberra grow by investing in our suburbs, in their built environment and natural surroundings.
The Government is building an integrated transport network right across Canberra—encompassing roads, buses, light rail, walking and cycling.
This budget invests heavily in new transport infrastructure. This will deliver duplications to major roads and road upgrades right around the city, notably in Tuggeranong and Gungahlin.
There is also significant investment in public transport, including more services to new suburbs, a new bus station for Erindale, and the establishment of a Community Transport Coordination Centre.
We are making a $375 million capital contribution to the Capital Metro project—funded by the sale of ACTTAB, the sale of surplus property and land, and a contribution from the Abbott Government as part of the Commonwealth’s Asset Recycling Initiative.
Municipal services are rightly important to Canberrans—and this budget delivers a significant program of suburban renewal to ensure Canberra remains the most livable city in the world.
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